Detention Reform in New York State
Detention Reform in New York State
Governor Cuomo’s 2011-2012 state budget included provisions specifically designed to discourage the unnecessary or inappropriate use of juvenile detention and expand funding for effective alternative to detention programming and services. Accordingly, OCFS has made comprehensive, statewide detention reform a priority. This website is designed as a resource for use by key stakeholders and their partners in localities across the state as they continue their efforts to advance detention reform.
2011-2012 State budget impact on detention - Highlights
Provides $8.3 million for community-based supervision and treatment programs
- Funding will be available to counties without a local match in the first year (a 38 percent match will be required in later years); OCFS encourages counties to use this funding to focus on programs that limit pretrial detention for court-involved youth
Provides $76.2 million to localities for detention services. Localities will receive state reimbursement for up to 49 percent of their detention costs.
- Localities may also use this funding for community-based supervision/treatment services for PINS, juvenile delinquents (JDs), or juvenile offenders (JOs). To access these funds, the recipients must provide a match of 38 percent
Enhanced reliance on data-driven decision making
- Requires the local detention administering agency to use a detention risk assessment intrument (RAI) to inform decision making and submit annual reports to OCFS describing who was detained
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